Agronomy looking forward, thinking broadly

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 522-527

  Titmarsh, I J ^a   Doughton, J ^a   Woods, E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRONOMY; CROP YIELD; FOOD PRODUCTION; PLANT BREEDING; SOCIAL CAPITAL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 77954488211     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP09203     Document Type: Article

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